Winter Weather: 1/30 – 1/31

Fast moving snow squalls will impact the region this afternoon.

Snow squalls will be possible from noon to 5:00 pm. Snow squalls will have localized significantly reduced visibility as well as gusty winds. Winds may gust as high as 50 mph in the strongest snow squalls.

Snow accumulations will remain minimal (generally less than 1 inch) but heavier snow may cause roads to become slippery.

Strong winds through this evening.

A Wind Advisory has been issued from 11:00 am until 10:00 pm Wednesday (today).

A southwest wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph is expected during the advisory time.

Arctic air and low wind chills Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

Gusty west to northwest winds will diminish to around 10-15 mph overnight and into Thursday morning.

High temperatures Thursday will be well below normal, in the teens for most locations, with wind chills around 0° for much of the day. Lows Thursday night will be in the single digits again, however winds will be light with wind chills not as extremely low as Wednesday night.